Truck Load Accident Lawyer | Pennsylvania
Lancaster Truck Accident Attorneys: Load Issues
Many truck accidents are caused by unsafe loading of the truck’s trailer. Problem areas include the following:
- overweight loads – leading to truck handling problems, trailer and sometimes tractor rollovers, crashes because of greatly increased braking distances, and tire blowouts
- high center of gravity loads (even if not overweight) – leading to trailer and tractor rollovers
- improperly restrained loads – allowing all or part of the load to come off the trailer into the path of your car and/or causing the truck driver to brake hard in the case of emergency for fear that the load will come loose
- mismatching the type of load and the type of trailer – leading to handling problems, rollovers, and all or part of the load to come off of the trailer into the path of your car.
Contact Mikus Law Associates, P.C. to schedule a consultation with a personal injury lawyer who is also an engineer after a trucking accident in Pennsylvania.
Oversize loads cause many accidents. When a tractor trailer hauls an oversize load there are additional regulations and limitations that the trucking company is supposed to comply with to minimize the danger to the public such as:
- depending on the size and character of the load, one or two escort vehicles are required, and the escort drivers require special training and certification
- special warning signs are needed
- there are limitations as to what routes can be taken and what highways the oversize load can travel on
- there are minimum visibility requirements; time of day and weather conditions are often very important in analyzing a truck accident that involved an oversize load
As experienced truck accident attorneys, we analyze whether there are any hazardous freight loading issues involved in each truck accident. We obtain evidence about who was responsible for loading, arranging and restraining the load. When appropriate we bring a claim against those responsible for loading the freight as well as the truck driver and the trucking company.
